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May 9, 1961 J. B. PARKER ETAL RAINGEAR Filed July 16, 1958 James Borneg Loforest Stejyn aulsbury 5 mm mm b F m. T .r m N0: M w bu; ow a om 1W H om Nu United States Patent half to said Parker and one-half to Georgia F. Parker, Miami, Fla.

Filed July 16, 1958, Ser. No. 748,987

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-82) This invention relates to raingear.

It is the principal object of the present invention to provide in one single garment a complete one piece raingear or coverall.

It is another object of the invention to provide a tightfitted raingear or water repellent covering with trouser legs, and headgear thereon into which first legs can be extended, then the body and finally the head and wherein all portions to finally enclose the same can be quickly and easily drawn therea-bout.

It is still another object of the invention to provide a hood or headgear attachment for garments which is of a pleated construction bearing a top cap formation and which will when removed from the head be automatically collapsed by elastic extensions and in such a fashion as to be folded into a compact neckpiece.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a raingear, having the above objects in mind which is of simple construction, inexpensive to manufacture, of pleasing appearance, easy to adjust and adapt to the wearer, light in weight, and effective in use.

For other objects, and for a better understanding of the invention reference may be had to the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the raingear embodying the features of the present invention and with the headgear extended,

Fig. 2 is a rear elevational view of the raingear,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view of the collapsible headgear portion as viewed on line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the headgear portion in a state of being collapsed and with the cap turned inwardly,

Fig. 5 is a sectional view of the headgear portion in a further state of being collapsed and as viewed generally on line 55 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary front elevational view of the raingear with the headgear portion fully collapsed upon the neck portion of the raingear,

Fig. 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on line 77 of Fig. 3 and through the elastic forward edge of the headgear portion,

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view taken through one of the elastic tension straps on the backs of the headgear portion and as viewed on line 8-8 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 9 is a side elevational view of a modified form of the headgear, and

Figs. 10, 11 and 12 are respectively vertical sectional views of the headgear at different stages of being folded rearwardly and into a collar to overlie the back of the neck.

Referring now particularly to the figures, represents the main body portion of the garment or raingear from which extends a leg portion '11 adapted to be held about the ankles of the wearer by a strap 12 having button openings 12' and buttons 12" and a leg portion 13 adapted to be held about the ankle by a strap 14 having a button hole opening 14' and buttons 14". Slide fasteners 15 and 16 extend along the inner side of the leg portions to close the same as the respective slide elements 15' and 1 6' are drawn upwardly toward a crotch portion 17 of the garment or raingear.

A slide fastener arrangement 18 is provided in the front of the garment to close the garment about the body of the wearer as its slide element 18 is drawn upwardly. At the top of the garment 10 is a neck portion 19 from which there extends upwardly a pleated headgear portion 20 including the top cap 21 with a stiffvisor 22. A strap 23 having button holes 23' can be drawn over the neck portion to fasten the same to buttons 23" and to hold the neck portion closed.

The pleated headgear portion 20 is formed like the garment of thin water repellent material and is permanently pleated so that automatically all parts thereof will be systematically and accurately collapsed to provide a well formed and shaped collar upon the neck portion as best shown in Fig. 6.

At each side and front of the headgear and retained in a hem are elastic tightening and collapsing straps 24, Figs. 1, 3 and 7.

At the rear of the headgear portion 20 are vertically extending parallel elastic tensioning and collapsing straps 25 and 26, Figs. 1 and 2 that are retained and enclosed on the headgear portion by strips 27, Fig. 8 running vertically throughout the length of the pleated headgear portion. As the headgear is lifted into position from the neck portion 19' the elastic strips 24, 25 and 26- Will hold the cap 21 tightly upon top of the head and pleated portion drawn tightly about the face.

When it is desired to collapse the headgear the cap 21 is folded downwardly and rearwardly in the manner as shown in Fig. 4 and its main top portion 21' being likewise of collapsible and non-pleated material is collapsed into the pleats of the headgear portion as best seen in Fig. 5 until a substantial neck formation is provided by the cap and the pleats. The cap 21 and its visor 22 are so shaped and formed that they can be readily assimilated and collapsed into the pleats and provide substantial vertical support for the pleats at the back of the neck portion 19. The relatively stiff visor 22 will lie across the back of the neck well concealed and shaped to the back of the neck. The visor itself is of crescent-like shape, Fig. 1, and will conform to and drape itself and the collapsed headgear about the neck of the wearer.

On the side of the body portion 10 is an opening closed by a slide fastener arrangement 30 and upon being opened provides access to a trouser pocket under the garment. A belt 31 having a buckle ring 32 is supported in straps 31. on the back of the garment and when tightened will gather the back of the garment as indicated at 31" at the waist.

Arm sleeve portions 33 and 34 extend from the top of the garment body 10 and these respectively have underarm slide fastener openings 35 and 36 to permit when opened a circulation of air through the garment. Wrist straps 37 and 38 are respectively provided on the arm sleeve portions 33 and 34 to tighten them about the wrist in the well known manner.

The material of this raingear is of rubber or plastic and may be either transparent or non-transparent. The headgear portion 20 is preferably transparent and is of such material that the pleats will be permanent.

Referring now particularly to Figures 9 to 12, there is shown a main body 40 with a modified form of headgear indicated at 41, that is non-pleated, and provided with a relatively stiff visor portion 42. The front of the headgear is open and has elastic side portion 43 adapted to draw the sides of the headgear over the face. The

headgear runs upwardly from the back of the main body 40 and is formed of panels secured together along seams 44 and 44. The rear panel extends upwardly from the back over the top of the head. a

In order to remove the headgear the visor- 42 which is relatively stiff is folded rearwardly onto the top of the headgear as illustrated in Fig. and the top of the headgear is rolled over the visor as shown in Figs. 11 and 12 until it is finally rolled into the position shown in Fig. 12 to form at the back of the. garment a rolled collar. When it is desired to,have the headgear extended over the head the headgear is rolled upwardly and -for wardly over the top of the head.

While various changes may be made in the detailed construction, it shall be understood that such changes shall be within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

What .is claimed is:

tion and formed of non-pleated flexible material, said cap having a stiff visor of crescent-like shape and the headgear adapted when collapsed to underlie the open neck portion of the raingear and to lie flat against the neck of the wearer, conforming to the neck and draping itself thereover to hold the'lie'a'dgear collapsed in a shape to drape the neck. a

2. A raingear comprising a main body portion as defined'in claim 1, and elastic tensioning and collapsing of the pleats when the headgear isreleased' from the l. A raingear comprising a main body portion having leg and armsleeve portions and an open neck portion, means for securing the body open neck portion together over the front of the body under the head, an expansible and collapsible headgear portion connected to the open neck portion and having a pleated back portion and a flexible cap connected to the top thereof, said expansible headgear being adapted to be vertically collapsible and the cap foldable inwardly and downwardly and into the pleats thereof to provide when collapsed a compact collar formation, said cap being of a length from front to rear substantially equal to the height of the pleated back porhead. 7 7

References Cited inthe file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,099,031 Fligel -2 June 2, 1914 1,526,322 Dehne Feb. 17, 1925 1,980,394 Falcon Nov. 13, 1934 2,500,982 Fligel Mar. 21, 1950 2,632,177 McFerin Mar. 24, 1953 2,837,746 Gundy June 10, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS V 108,076 Great Britain July 26, ,1917 848,333 Germany Sept. 4, 1952 743,616 Great Britain Jan. 18, 1956 

